Military Intervention in the 1990s

by Colonel Richard M Connaughton

Overview

The greatest 'projection of power' in history, dwarfing in scale and speed even the D Day landings of 1944 was enacted in the Gulf in the spring of 1991. It marked dramatically the revolution in military affairs which has followed the ending of confrontation in Europe. But the war and its aftermath showed the vast complexities of 'power projection', even in the favorable conditions of the Gulf. Richard Connaughton has written the first comprehensive professional study of the problems of future interventions, in terms of a complex of political and military issues at the operational level.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134895687
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/31/2002
Series:	The Operational Level of War
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	216
File size:	588 KB

About the Author

Richard Connaughton is the British Army’s retiring Head of Defence Studies. Formerly a professional soldier, he has written and lectured widely on strategic, historic and international relations subjects. His two recent books, published by Routledge, are The War of the Rising Sun and Tumbling Bear (1989) and The Republic of the Ushakovka (1990).

Table of Contents

Series editor’s preface; Foreword by Professor Sir Harry Hinsley Part I INTRODUCTION WHY? Instability in large parts of the Third World; The new collegiality among the permanent; members of the UN Security Council The failure and difficulties in achieving military intervention HOW? Establish the ‘rules of the game’; Utilize the UN’s legal mechanism; Restructure the UN’s military organization; Design a strategy; Resource allocation SUMMARY Part II Postscript INTRODUCTION, WHY? Instability in large parts of the Third World; The new collegiality among the permanent members of the UN Security Council; The failure and difficulties in achieving military intervention HOW? The selection and maintenance of the aim; Operate under the auspices and co-ordination of a valid and supportive international organization; Establish a simple and agreed, united command and control, communication and intelligence organization; Plan the force extraction concurrently with the force insertion; Establish an effective cordon sanitaire around the target area; Maintenance of consensus; Agree and adhere to national contributions; Operate within the law; Military intervention is the last resort of a collective security machine; Utilize the UN’s legal mechanism; Restructure the UN’s military organization; Design a strategy; Resource allocation; CONCLUSION